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In New Zealand, the Clerk of the [[Executive Council of New Zealand|Executive Council]], Rebecca Kitteridge is overseeing the organisation of that country's celebrations. In April 2011, Kitteridge wrote to each government department to identify possible events or initiatives that each ministry may be planning around 2012 that could be associated with the Queen's diamond jubilee.
In New Zealand, the Clerk of the [[Executive Council of New Zealand|Executive Council]], Rebecca Kitteridge is overseeing the organisation of that country's celebrations. In April 2011, Kitteridge wrote to each government department to identify possible events or initiatives that each ministry may be planning around 2012 that could be associated with the Queen's diamond jubilee.


Sir [[Jerry Mateparae]], the [[Governor-General of New Zealand]], unveiled the Diamond Jubilee emblem for New Zealand and announced a full programme would be announced in due course.<ref> {{cite web| url=http://gg.govt.nz/content/queens-diamond-jubilee-emblem| last= Governor-General of New Zealand| authorlink=Governor-General of New Zealand| title=Queen's Diamond Jubilee Emblem of New Zealand| publisher=Governor-General of New Zealand| accessdate=29 November 2011}}</ref> [[New Zealand Post]] and the [[Reserve Bank of New Zealand]] announced in January 2012 the release a silver proof dollar coin to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee<ref> {{cite web| url=http://coins.nzpost.co.nz/2012/queen-elizabeth-ii-diamond-jubilee-silver-proof-coin last= New Zealand Post| authorlink=New Zealand Post| title=2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Silver Proof Coin| publisher=New Zealand Post| accessdate=1 February 2012}}</ref> In February 2012, the [[Ministry for Culture and Heritage]] commemorated the Diamond Jubilee with two new entries, one on the Royal family and a second on [[Governor-general of New Zealand|Governors and governors general]] in [[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]. Te Ara's sister site, NZ.History.net.nz also released a essay specifically focused on Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee.<ref>{{cite press release | title = Waitangi Day starts Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations | publisher = Ministry for Culture and Heritage | date = 3 February 2012 | url =http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1202/S00036/waitangi-day-starts-queens-diamond-jubilee-celebrations.htm | accessdate =3 February 2012|}}</ref> The Prime Minister, [[John Key]], moved a motion in the [[New Zealand House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] congratulating the Queen on her Diamond Jubilee on 7 February. ref> {{cite web| url=http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Debates/Debates/9/e/6/50HansD_20120207_00000012-Motions-Queen-Elizabeth-II-Diamond-Jubilee.htm| last=New Zealand Parliament| authorlink=New Zealand Parliament| title=otions — Queen Elizabeth II—Diamond Jubilee| publisher=New Zealand Parliament| accessdate= 10 February 2012}}</ref>
Sir [[Jerry Mateparae]], the [[Governor-General of New Zealand]], unveiled the Diamond Jubilee emblem for New Zealand and announced a full programme would be announced in due course.<ref> {{cite web| url=http://gg.govt.nz/content/queens-diamond-jubilee-emblem| last= Governor-General of New Zealand| authorlink=Governor-General of New Zealand| title=Queen's Diamond Jubilee Emblem of New Zealand| publisher=Governor-General of New Zealand| accessdate=29 November 2011}}</ref> [[New Zealand Post]] and the [[Reserve Bank of New Zealand]] announced in January 2012 the release a silver proof dollar coin to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee<ref> {{cite web| url=http://coins.nzpost.co.nz/2012/queen-elizabeth-ii-diamond-jubilee-silver-proof-coin last= New Zealand Post| authorlink=New Zealand Post| title=2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Silver Proof Coin| publisher=New Zealand Post| accessdate=1 February 2012}}</ref> In February 2012, the [[Ministry for Culture and Heritage]] commemorated the Diamond Jubilee with two new entries, one on the Royal family and a second on [[Governor-general of New Zealand|Governors and governors general]] in [[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]. Te Ara's sister site, NZ.History.net.nz also released a essay specifically focused on Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee.<ref>{{cite press release | title = Waitangi Day starts Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations | publisher = Ministry for Culture and Heritage | date = 3 February 2012 | url =http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1202/S00036/waitangi-day-starts-queens-diamond-jubilee-celebrations.htm | accessdate =3 February 2012|}}</ref> The Prime Minister, [[John Key]], moved a motion in the [[New Zealand House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] congratulating the Queen on her Diamond Jubilee on 7 February. <ref> {{cite web| url=http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Debates/Debates/9/e/6/50HansD_20120207_00000012-Motions-Queen-Elizabeth-II-Diamond-Jubilee.htm| last=New Zealand Parliament| authorlink=New Zealand Parliament| title=otions — Queen Elizabeth II—Diamond Jubilee| publisher=New Zealand Parliament| accessdate= 10 February 2012}}</ref>




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The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II is the international celebration throughout 2012 marking the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the thrones of seven countries upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952. Queen Victoria in 1897 had been the only other monarch in the histories of the United Kingdom,[1] Canada,[2][3][4] Australia and a few other Commonwealth realms to have celebrated a Diamond Jubilee. Following the tradition of jubilees past, a Diamond Jubilee medal is being awarded in various countries;[1] Canada's was revealed just prior to Accession Day, 2011.[5] A holiday to mark the event is planned in the United Kingdom. Further plans were discussed at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011.

Commonwealth-wide

In this special year, as I dedicate myself anew to your service, I hope we will all be reminded of the power of togetherness and the convening strength of family, friendship, and good neighbourliness, examples of which I have been fortunate to see throughout my reign and which my family and I look forward to seeing in many forms as we travel throughout the United Kingdom and the wider Commonwealth.[6]

Elizabeth II, 2012

To mark the anniversary of the Queen's accession, the lighting of 2,012 beacons across the Commonwealth is planned. A luncheon for Commonwealth heads of state and government is also to take place in London.[7] In February 2012, a senior advisor was quoted as saying the Queen set two guidelines for the planning of her jubilee: the use of public funds should be minimised, and people should not "be forced to celebrate."[7]

Australia

Quentin Bryce, the Governor-General of Australia, announced that the Diamond Jubilee will be celebrated "with a host of national and community events throughout the Commonwealth."[8] In that vein, it was said in late 2011 that the government of Queensland was planning to declare a holiday in June 2012 to mark the jubilee and that Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, would tour the country.[9][10]

A special ecumenical service to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the throne was conducted in St James' Church, Sydney. The invited preacher was Cardinal George Pell and the Governor of New South Wales, Marie Bashir AC, CVO was the guest of honour.

The Royal Australian Mint announced in August 2011 that it will be releasing a silver proof 50 cent coin to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.[11]

Paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of Australia in the Australian House of Representatives in Canberra on 6 February 2012, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard stated the 85-year-old queen was a revered figure in Australia.[12] The Prime Minister also announced an A$5.4 million contribution to the Diamond Jubilee Trust.[13] Gillard also announced that a street in the parliamentary triangle in Canberra would be renamed Queen Elizabeth Terrace.[14]

Canada

In Canada, the Secretary to the Queen, Kevin S. MacLeod, has been charged by the Governor General-in-Council to head the Diamond Jubilee Committee, which is overseeing the organisation of that country's fêtes for the Queen.[15] The Premier of Alberta, Ed Stelmach, in February 2011 tasked the Alberta Chief of Protocol and the Private Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta to form and head a committee to develop plans for Alberta's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.[16] As with other royal events, the Department of Canadian Heritage will play a large role in organisation and planning. $7.5 million has been allocated for federal jubilee celebrations, education and awareness and distribution to community groups. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, are to tour the country,[17] including stops in New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.[18]

The official emblem of the Queen of Canada's Diamond Jubilee

Forethought about the anniversary began as early as five years before the event: in April 2007, then-Secretary of State for Canadian Heritage Jason Kenney requested that the various lieutenants governor begin preparations for the jubilee.[19] Three years later, the question of a national holiday to mark the jubilee was raised in the media and a series of official announcements were made by the Minister of Canadian Heritage,[20] James Moore, one being that a new painted portrait of the Queen, the first since 1976, would be completed by an Ontario artist by 2012,[2] and a corbel within the Sovereigns' Arches of the parliament's Senate foyer was also sculpted into a rendition of the Queen and unveiled on 9 December by the country's governor general, David Johnston.[21] The Royal Canadian Mint also issued an "extensive set" of coins to mark the anniversary.[22]

During her tour of Canada in mid-2011, the Queen on 3 July dedicated the Queen Elizabeth II Gardens outside her official residence in Manitoba and there planted an Amber Jubilee Ninebark shrub, the species having been created specifically for the Diamond Jubilee.[23] At Rideau Hall in Ottawa, she also on 30 June unveiled a commemorative stained glass window showing herself and Queen Victoria with their respective royal cyphers and renditions of the Centre Block of the Canadian parliament during the reign of each monarch.[24][25] The window, a gift to the Queen from the Senate, was installed above the Senate entrance to the Centre Block and dedicated by the Governor General on 7 February 2012.[26]

A Diamond Jubilee Week began on Accession Day 2012.[17] That day, the Queen's personal standard for Canada was unfurled in Ottawa both at the monarch's residence there, Rideau Hall, and on Parliament Hill, as well as at provincial legislatures across the country;[27] permission was granted by the Queen to break the usual protocol of flying the banner only where the sovereign is personally present.[28] At noon on the same day, the Peace Tower carillon played a tribute to the Queen, which included the tunes "O Canada", "Westminster" (for carillon), "Jerusalem", "This Canada of Ours", "Andante" (from Sonata for 47 Bells), and "God Save the Queen".[29] The first of the 60,000 Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals to be distributed to citizens and permanent residents were handed out to 60 individuals by the Governor General in a ceremony at Rideau Hall and to other persons at other locations across the country.[28][30] Federal Member of Parliament Louis Plamondon, a member of the Quebec separatist Bloc Québécois party, refused her medal and stated the money being spent by the Crown on jubilee events and markers was a waste.[31] Canada's republican group claimed on 6 February that the government's spending of money on the Queen's jubilee was to be expected "from the personality cult dynasties of North Korea or Syria, not Canada."[32]

Caribbean realms

The Queen's realms throughout the Caribbean are planning a number of Diamond Jubilee events. Prince Harry will tour Belize, Jamaica, and The Bahamas. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, will visit other Caribbean realms, including: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.[10][33][34]

Barbados will host the Earl and Countess of Wessex between 23 and 24 February.[35] During the the tour, the Earl is expected to kick off several planned events starting with his reading of a written message from Her Majesty to a joint-sitting of the Parliament of Barbados on 23 February. During the evening of the same day, an exhibit at the University of the West Indies (Cave Hill Campus) will be opened and a state dinner and reception at Government House will be held.[36] On the following day, the Countess will visit Albert Graham Development Centre at Ladymeade Gardens while the Earl will preside at a ceremony awarding eight Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award to Barbadian youth. Directly following, a plaque commemorating the Diamond Jubilee will also be unveiled at the Barbados Kensington Oval cricket stadium. Other events planned include the Royal Highnesses touring several areas of Bridgetown that were added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 2011.[36]

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Committee was established to oversee events staged to mark the anniversary between February and June 2012. The committee head, former Minister of Culture Rene Baptiste, stated the aim was to "showcase what we have to offer, as well as our loyalty to the Parliament..." The Earl and Countess of Wessex are expected to arrive for their tour of country on 25 February and are to visit the restored Botanic Gardens St. Vincent and plant a Pink Poui tree, attend an official lunch at Government House, and plant Royal Palms on the Grenadines. A Diamond Jubilee Lecture has been set to be delivered in March, a flower show and tea party will be held at Government House on 4 and 5 May, a stamp exhibition will be mounted at the National Trust headquarters and an exhibition of photographs of the Queen in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the National Public Library, a Queen's Birthday parade will take place, as will a Diamond Jubilee Beacon Event on 4 June, part of the wider plan to light such beacons at the same time across the Commonwealth.[37]

New Zealand

File:NZ Jubilee Emblem.jpg
The official emblem of the Queen of New Zealand's Diamond Jubilee[38]

In New Zealand, the Clerk of the Executive Council, Rebecca Kitteridge is overseeing the organisation of that country's celebrations. In April 2011, Kitteridge wrote to each government department to identify possible events or initiatives that each ministry may be planning around 2012 that could be associated with the Queen's diamond jubilee.

Sir Jerry Mateparae, the Governor-General of New Zealand, unveiled the Diamond Jubilee emblem for New Zealand and announced a full programme would be announced in due course.[39] New Zealand Post and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand announced in January 2012 the release a silver proof dollar coin to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee[40] In February 2012, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage commemorated the Diamond Jubilee with two new entries, one on the Royal family and a second on Governors and governors general in Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Te Ara's sister site, NZ.History.net.nz also released a essay specifically focused on Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee.[41] The Prime Minister, John Key, moved a motion in the House of Representatives congratulating the Queen on her Diamond Jubilee on 7 February. [42]


Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall will tour New Zealand on behalf of the Queen in November.[43]

Oceanic realms

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge will visit the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu.[10]

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom's Diamond Jubilee logo

In the United Kingdom, national and regional events to mark the Diamond Jubilee are being co-ordinated by the Queen-in-Council and her Royal Household at Buckingham Palace.[44] As for the Golden Jubilee in 2002, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is responsible for co-ordinating the Cabinet-led aspects of the celebrations.[45][46] Events are being planned so as to keep the use of tax money to a minimum; most funds used to fund celebrations are being drawn from private donors and sponsors. Only security is to be paid for from Crown coffers.[7]

On 5 January 2010, the Lord President of the Council and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson announced that an extra bank holiday would take place on Tuesday, 5 June 2012.[44][1][47] By moving the Spring Bank Holiday (the last Monday in May) to 4 June, this will result in a four-day holiday in honour of the Diamond Jubilee, coinciding with the Queen's Official Birthday in the United Kingdom, also on 4 June.[1][48] As national holidays are a devolved matter, Scotland's first minister confirmed that the bank holiday would be held on 5 June in Scotland. Some economists later theorised that the holiday could reduce the country's gross domestic product by 0.5% in the second quarter of the year, though this would be partially offset by increased sales for the hospitality and merchandise sectors.[49]

A large event will be staged in London on that weekend,[48] which is to include a diamond jubilee concert,[50] organised and produced by singer-songwriter Gary Barlow,[51][52][53] and a maritime parade of boats and events along the River Thames on 3 June, in which 1,000 boats are expected to take part (the largest flotilla to be seen on the river in 350 years) and some one million people are expected to watch from the banks.[54][55][56] The Queen and other members of the Royal family will be carried down the Thames on a special Royal barge.[57] Street parties can be permitted to take place across the country.[58] Special community lottery grants, called The Jubilee People's Millions, are being offered by the Big Lottery Fund and ITV.[59] There was a contest held by the BBC children's programme Blue Peter to design the official emblem for the Diamond Jubilee; the winning design, announced in February 2011, was created by ten-year-old Katherine Dewar.[60]

File:Legacy pic of Olympic Park.jpg
The future Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park

To mark the jubilee, the Queen has bestowed Royal Borough status on Greenwich, in south-east London.[1][61] In addition, a competition will grant in 2012 city status to one town and either a lord mayoralty or lord provostship to one city.[n 1][63] The Olympic park in East London, created for the 2012 London Olympics, will be named the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park following the Olympics.[64]

In March 2011, the Royal Commonwealth Society launched the Jubilee Time Capsule to mark the jubilee.[65] Sixty Jubilee woodlands are planned to be established by the Woodland Trust in 2011–12, one of which is to be 500 acres and the remainder 60 acres each.[66]

At Buckingham Palace, a display of the Queen's diamonds will be opened to the public.[7]

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, will visit the UK Overseas Territories of Gibraltar and Montserrat.[10]

Other Commonwealth countries

Visits are planned by Princess Anne to Zambia and Mozambique, while the Duke of Gloucester will make official visits to Uganda and Malta. In Asia, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, will visit India, while Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, will make visits to Malaysia and Singapore.[67] Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, will visit Trinidad and Tobago.[10]

See also

Notes

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